Hat adjusting means



June 5, 1945. R. l.. BRgLL ET'AL 2,377,320

HAT ADJUSTING MEANS Filed Oct. 30, 1945 INVENTURS PUSY wm/v Heu @FP6/f o7-04A Patented June 5, 1945 ENT joFFicE i HAT AnJUs'rING MEANS nub'yniptqn Brin and sarah Lipton, New York, N. Y.

Applcatonfoctober 30, 1943, Serial No.. 508,309

2 claims. (ci. isztsr This invention relates to means for adjusting a hat tothe head of thewearer for comfort and stability.

In United StatesPatent No. 2,121,973, granted June'. 28, 1938, issued. to Ruby Liptonyoneiofthe joint inventors herein, a hat fastening means is showncomprising a weber bandhavinga loop of elastic cord in each end thereof, ythe ends'of which are secured by a single pin.` yThis construction, while having many advantages,'is subject to the disadvantage thatA when it is desired to use a -wide band or ribbon as the head and hairfengaging web, such ribbon when applied Will tendV toroll or fold into cord-like shape, which willi tend tocut into the head to the discomfort lor thewearer, and also- Dresent an unsightly/appearance, and disarrange the 'wearers"coiifure.. The present invention is an improvement on the construction of said patent, in which the web or ribbon is held in place by means of an interlocking loop provided With a double anchor by which it may be held in relatively straightened out form comparable in length with the width of the web, so as to tend to keep the latter flattened out and avoid any objectionable gathering, folding or rolling thereof` At the same time a hat adjusting means is provided in which the parts are rmly and permanently secured together, so as to provide a unitary adjuster sold as an assembled article, and capable of being readily and correctly applied to the hat with a minimum of effort. In some instances the fastening or adjusting devices herein described may be used in connection with wearing apparel other than hats. Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear from the description and the drawing forming a part of this specication and illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view of a hat with the device of this invention applied thereto, looking underneath the brim and into the crown;

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the device;

Figure 3 is a view at one end thereof taken partly in section as shown; and

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a hat adjusting device embodying a modified form of cord loop and nin construction.

The hat l comprises head engagingr band l2 and covering or body portion i4. Hat l0 as shown is of the type generally known as Tam OShanter. but it will be understood that the present invention is equally suited to application to all types of hats wherever it is desired to provide suitably comfortable means for securely positioning a hat on the head. As shown, the band I2 may suitably be secured t0 fbody portion 14 as by sewing or like connection on its upper margin, the band inthe structure shown dependingtherefrom. It will be understood, of course, that in many types lof hats Athe band is secured-at its lower margin andi extends upwardly into: Athel crown portion of the hat. .Obviously the present invention is equally `applicable to either construction. 1

As shown, the device of this invention lincludes a flexible element orweb Ii-mountedfor engagement with the back of the wearers head, vwhich elementmay be of any desiredweb materialand may'v also be decorated for vvpleasingeffectwhen thevhat-is donned.` The web: may be made of silk or other. ribbonii desired. vWeib IB is suitably provided at spaced points thereon, and here-shown at either end, with loops I8 formed by folding over the end of the web and suitably stitching or otherwise attaching it to itself.

Cords 20 are passed through loops I8 and have at each end thereof anchor pins 22. Pins 22 have points 24 insertable through the hatband material, and have tubular bodies 26 which are clamped on the ends of cords 20 and members 28, the latter to be described. The pins also have lock portion 30 adapted after insertion of the pins through the band to move out of the line of travel of the pin through the band and thus firmly lock in the band as shown in Fig. l. It will be noted that the pins may b'e removed by reinserting the pins in the holes in the Iband, if it is desired to remove the entire head engaging element for application to another hat. Any suitable form of attaching pin may be used.

One or both of the cords 2li are preferably of elastic material in order that web I6 may have a firm but resilient relation to the wearers head as shown in Fig. 1. This permits easy movement of the web at the back of the head since loops I8 and cords 2l! need not be firmly secured to each other. It the web l5 is made of elastic material, both of the cords may be made of non-elastic material.

Members 28 which are mounted to extend between pins 22 outside of loops I8, are preferably of non-elastic material, may be of flexible cord or the like, and are preferably of a length at least equal to the width of web I6. They may however be made of elastic material if desired.

Members 28 are suitably clamped in the pins 22 together with cords 20, The members 28 provide other may be determined by the length of the member 28. In addition, by provision of members 28 a permanent connection may be maintained between loops I8 and elastic cords 20, no rm connection therebetween being necessary as members 28 together with elastic cords 20 form closed loops or rings interlocking with loops I8, thus insuring their being held in proper position. In addition to this advantage; members 28 aid in holding the elastic cords 20 and thus the web i6 in properly adjusted position on the hat and on the head. The members 28 also directly engage the sides of the head and assist in holding the hat firmly in position.

Figure 4 shows a construction of double pin loop which may be used where the cord member is all of either elastic or non-elastic material so that it may be doubled upon itself and clamped between two pins. Such a cord member is shown at 48, and at one end is doubled upon itself as indicated at 4I and clamped in a pin 42. The two free ends of the cord member are then brought together and clamped in a, second pin 43.

An important advantage of the present invention is that when the hat adjusting means is attached to the hatband and the two pins are separated a distance determined by the length of the outer cord 28, the cord loop assembly is straightened out transversely of the width of the web or ribbon I6, thereby tending to keep the latter substantially hat, preventing its ends from being gathered as in the case of the loop connected to a single pin. In this way the folding or rolling up of the web or ribbon I6 is avoided and greater comfort and security in the use of the hat fastener are achieved, as well as improved appearance.

While we have illustrated and described in detail certain preferred forms of our invention, it is to be understood that changes may be made therein and the invention embodied in other structures. We do not, therefore, desire to limit ourselves to the specific constructions illustrated, but intend to cover our invention broadly in whatever form its principle may be utilized.

We claim:

l. A device for adjusting a hat to the wearers head comprising a, relatively wide head engaging web having connecting loops at spaced points thereon, elastic members passed through said loops, non-elastic members of a length at least f' equal to the width of the web material outside of said loops and pairs of anchor pins clamping the ends of said elastic and non-elastic members, each pin of a pair securing the end of an elastic and non-elastic member.

2. A device for adjusting a hat to the wearers 4head comprising a relatively wide flexible head loop passed through each of said web loops, eachV cord loop comprising an inner cord portion passing through the web loop and an outer cord portion passing outside the web loop, each of said cord portions being at least as long as the width of the head engaging web so that when said cord portions are spread out, as in attaching the device to a hat, the ends of the web will not be gathered, each of said cord loops having a pair of anchor pins clamped thereon, the pins on each cord loop being located respectively at the points or junction between the ends of the inner and outer cord portions forming such loop,

RUBY LIPION BRILL.

SARAH LIPTON. 

